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Only 3 stars despite an incredible performance of 'Tosca' - world class cast and electrifying production.
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I was in the middle of Row 2 and could hardly see the stage.
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The Opera House has fabulous acoustics and from every seat one can see the full stage! Performers are among the best in the world. I am traveling to Koln this December 2015 to see "Die Nachtigall" by Stravinsky! This is a children's opera and the...More

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I lived near this opera house between 2008 - 2010 and have returned several times to see marvellous singers in some interesting productions. The sight lines and acoustic are great in this modern opera house. Prices are great as is the schedule. If you are...More

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We saw Oper Koln's production of Die Csárdásfürstin and WOW. As a scholar of the Self and Other as presented through opera and drama, I was so impressed by their modernization of the opera. They turned it into a Drag Show adding the layer of...More

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Köln's connection with operatic performances goes back to the mid 18th century, but a permanent home for this majestic art form wasn't constructed until the very beginning of the 20th century, when the Theater am Habsburger Ring was built by the City Fathers in 1902....More

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The current (not permanent) seat of the Cologne Oper is an impressive, globe shaped metalic structure, canopied by blue awning fabric, which makes it very delightful to see, by the Rhine and next to the Dom and the Dom bridge!
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While it's technically a "Stadtoper" (city opera), which might imply that Cologne's opera company might not be on par with the "Staatsoper" (state opera) in other cities, don't be fooled--it's one of the best 5 houses in Germany. They're under renovations right now, though--so their...More

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